George Romero

Zombies. They're everywhere. Television. Movies. Graphic novels. Pub crawls. Burlesque shows. You can't swing a dismembered arm without hitting one. But look out: In Scott Kenemore's new book, "Zombie, Illinois," the walking dead are invading places like South Shore and Logan Square. A follow-up to his "Zombie, Ohio" (but "not exactly a sequel," he says), he weaves a multi-perspective story of three survivors: a jaded journalist (working for "Brain's Chicago Business," naturally), a South Side pastor with a troubled past and a tough drummer in an all-girl punk band. We sat down with Kenemore to ask him about his book, the zombie...

Daniel Ewald says he's ready when and if zombies ever take over.
His Hampden home isfitted with solar panels to provide power in case he needs to be locked away. His partner is a former Eagle Scout with survival skills galore. And the two have...

Peter BreckActor on 'The Big Valley'
Peter Breck, 82, an actor who played a son of ranch owner Barbara Stanwyck on the 1960s TV western "The Big Valley," died Monday in Vancouver after a long illness, his wife, Diane,...

Greetings boys and GHOULs!The second season of AMC's 'The Walking Dead' premieres on Sunday evening, and before I get going with this new TV Lust blog, I wanted to share a few thoughts on the series and introduce myself.My story is fairly typical. I...